--not sure what works today, D.K., but I take inspiration from whomever has the ganos to serve it up. Like these guys, whom I suspect may be responsible for putting J.Edgar in Depends for the remainder of his days.

We desperately need SOMEONE capable of stirring the imaginations of the masses. (Of course, I'm working on the assumption here that the masses HAVE imaginations, which I'm not sure is valid. Actually, that's not true--I'm sure--but they're burying so frickin' deep, it may take steamshovels working 24/7 more years than I have to uncover/inspire 'em.)

And may I say the fact that one could still even FIT into an old college t-shirt is impressive. If I were to pull out my 60's favorite (America--Change It or Burn It), if it even made down over my shoulders, I could probably go scuba-diving in it. One thing for sure, I'd need a pair of scissors to get it off. But not a bad item to have to wear til the end of days. Just have to hose it down every so often. (feh, these metaphors can bend one's head) ~~ D.K.

agree, az. another welcome benefit of reduced tv time is reduction in ass size! except of course for those unfortunate ones whose ass is located on top of their heads. but they're mostly watching fox & so are safe in their little cocoons of non-reality. ~~ D.K.

First of all--thanks az and D.K. Glad you like the shirt. But I have a confession to make. It's not an old college shirt...it's a Black Panthers, circa 2005!

So instead of a "Small" or "Medium" like back in the college days, it's an X-Large. But then that's not so much because of increased girth with time (ahem) as it has to do with learning to dress more comfortably.

THE BEGINNING IS NEAR

HUH?

You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, "Look at that, you son of a bitch."

— Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut, People magazine, 8 April 1974.

"Keep in mind that this planet is no model for rational thought, and that what passes for sanity here is sending chills down the spine of the remainder of the universe." E.T. 101

"An Empire’s power depends on its ability to control the cultural stories and language that shape our collective understanding of our world and our choices as a species. Empire stories induce a kind of cultural trance that conditions us to accept the dominator relations of Empire as just and righteous and to dismiss talk of alternatives as naïve, dangerous, or even sinful." ~ David Korten